Re: 2023 Squad : Thu Nov 03, 2022 2:26 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

not suggesting anything at all, but using our favourite ex second rowers instagram.

holmes is doing a lot of crossfit this last week, with jack hughes, josh charnley, joe bullock, and sam powell, might be someone else as well. its a little unusual.

Leigh are looking for another prop too I think and I think it will be difficult to loan out Philbin given his injury,

On Mikaele vs Bullock, I think Mikaele looked far better than Bullock when he first arrived, but his form did dip in the last month of the season - I assume he was carrying an injury he gets in ahead of bullock for me.

Re: 2023 Squad : Thu Nov 03, 2022 3:35 pm  

Philbin is contracted until the end of 2024. When he returns from injury he will have less than a season to earn another contract before the May 2024 "letters day".

Re: 2023 Squad : Thu Nov 03, 2022 4:13 pm  

Don't shoot the messenger but this French website suggesting that despite having signed for Warrington Kasiano wants to stay in France and intimates that he's been in contact with Elite 1 clubs https://treizemondial.fr/sam-kasiano-en ... -delite-1/

Don't shoot the messenger but this French website suggesting that despite having signed for Warrington Kasiano wants to stay in France and intimates that he's been in contact with Elite 1 clubs https://treizemondial.fr/sam-kasiano-en ... -delite-1/

Re: 2023 Squad : Thu Nov 03, 2022 4:17 pm  

The Phantom Horseman wrote: Don't shoot the messenger but this French website suggesting that despite having signed for Warrington Kasiano wants to stay in France and intimates that he's been in contact with Elite 1 clubs https://treizemondial.fr/sam-kasiano-en ... -delite-1/ Well that solves our problem of having too many props, and gives us availability for an additional quota player too. Thanks.

The Phantom Horseman wrote: Don't shoot the messenger but this French website suggesting that despite having signed for Warrington Kasiano wants to stay in France and intimates that he's been in contact with Elite 1 clubs https://treizemondial.fr/sam-kasiano-en ... -delite-1/ Well that solves our problem of having too many props, and gives us availability for an additional quota player too. Thanks.

Re: 2023 Squad : Thu Nov 03, 2022 4:19 pm  

Boss Hog wrote: The Phantom Horseman wrote: Don't shoot the messenger but this French website suggesting that despite having signed for Warrington Kasiano wants to stay in France and intimates that he's been in contact with Elite 1 clubs https://treizemondial.fr/sam-kasiano-en ... -delite-1/ Well that solves our problem of having too many props. Perhaps Big Sam has realised that nice summers in Britain are very rare.

Boss Hog wrote: The Phantom Horseman wrote: Don't shoot the messenger but this French website suggesting that despite having signed for Warrington Kasiano wants to stay in France and intimates that he's been in contact with Elite 1 clubs https://treizemondial.fr/sam-kasiano-en ... -delite-1/ Well that solves our problem of having too many props. Perhaps Big Sam has realised that nice summers in Britain are very rare.

Re: 2023 Squad : Thu Nov 03, 2022 5:20 pm  

ninearches wrote:

Perhaps Big Sam has realised that nice summers in Britain are very rare.

There have been recent posts regarding Mikaele`s fitness/durability (I agree btw) and I don`t think we can play him and Kasiano at the same time.

Lots of go forward but major issues with their defensive capability, unless they played for short durations.

Think we could play one of them in the 17 man squad, but not both.

Re: 2023 Squad : Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:21 pm  

Boss Hog wrote:

There have been recent posts regarding Mikaele`s fitness/durability (I agree btw) and I don`t think we can play him and Kasiano at the same time.

Lots of go forward but major issues with their defensive capability, unless they played for short durations.

Think we could play one of them in the 17 man squad, but not both.

This is a really good point. Big is not always beautiful. I would not be dismayed if we lost one.

Re: 2023 Squad : Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:29 pm  

I'd be really disappointed if kasiano doesn't come over, I really rate him. More alarm bells if new signings are pulling out before even getting here.

Re: 2023 Squad : Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:00 pm  

Yeah i'd be disappointed if he didn't come to us, even if we just had him for 1 year. Mikaele did have an ankle injury towards the back end of the season which would have affected him. But like i've said previously, what we saw from Mikaele is what we're gonna get from him, he's at about the level of fitness he's always been at. I'd keep bullock as he does a good solid job for us. But i do find it odd that even after we signed, Vaughn, Mikaele, Kasiano and McGuire, we were still trying to keep hold of Mulhern. I think we are spot on for forwards....minus Philbin. But we definately shouldn't rotate Vaughn and Dudson for Mikaele and Kasiano at the same time. Kasiano and Vaughn starting with Dudson and Mikaele off the bench would be better. But who knows how it's gonna go.

Re: 2023 Squad : Thu Nov 03, 2022 9:51 pm  

re. Sam Kasiano (Translated)
Sam Kasiano announced his departure from the Catalan Dragons several months ago to join Warrington. He even signed a two-year contract with the Wolves but according to our information, the international pillar would finally like to stay in France. It is with this goal in mind that he would have been in contact with Elite 1 clubs to commit to the 2022-2023 season. At this point, nothing would have been signed and Sam Kasiano is still a Warrington Wolves player for 2023 and 2024. But things could still change in the coming days.